She's So High (Blur song)

For the Tal Bachman song, see She's So High (Tal Bachman song).

"She's So High"
File:She's So High 12 Vinyl cover.jpg
Single by Blur
from the album Leisure
B-side	"I Know" (7") "Sing", "I Know (extended)" (12") "I Know (extended)", "Down" (CD)
Released	15 October 1990
Format	12" vinyl, 7" vinyl, cassette, CD
Recorded	1990
Genre	Alternative rock, shoegazing, psychedelic rock
Length	4:45 (album version) 3:49 (edit)
Label	Food
Writer(s)	Damon Albarn, Graham Coxon, Alex James, Dave Rowntree
Producer(s)	Steve Lovell
Blur singles chronology
"She's So High"/"I Know" (1990) "There's No Other Way" (1991)
Music video "She's So High" on YouTube

"She's So High" is a song by Blur, released as a double A-side with "I Know" on 15 October 1990 as their debut single, reaching #48 in the UK Singles Chart. It was named NME's single of the week and was included on Blur: The Best of over higher-charting tracks, an indication of its ultimate popularity. It was the first track on the band's first album, Leisure, released in 1991, and is one of the few tracks from that album that the band continued to perform live throughout their career.

The artwork was designed by Mel Ramos and shows a naked woman riding a hippopotamus.

Music video

On the MTV Blurography special of 1996, in which the band members talked about the promotional videos, drummer Dave Rowntree recalled, "The head of our record company, David Balfe, wanted to try his hand at video directing. There were these neon rings suspended from the ceiling by three wires, each with someone holding a wire. He [Balfe] wanted these people to wobble the wires so that the neon rings would move. He kept shouting, 'I haven't seen the definitive wobble yet!'". Lead singer Damon Albarn appeared in a Penguin Books shirt, which has become something of a cult icon.

Track listings

All songs written by Albarn and Blur.

7" and Cassette

1. "She's So High" (Edit) – 3:49
2. "I Know" – 3:31

12"

1. "She's So High" (Definitive) - 4:45
2. "Sing" – 6:00
3. "I Know (Extended)" – 6:29

CD

1. "She's So High" (Edit) - 3:49
2. "I Know (Extended)" - 6:29
3. "Down" - 5:56

European CD

1. "She's So High" (Edit) - 3:49
2. "I Know" - 3:31
3. "High Cool" (Easy Listening mix) - 4:20
4. "Bad Day" (Leisurely mix) - 4:17

Production credits

• "She's So High" and "I Know" produced by Steve Lovell and Steve Power.
• "Sing" and "Down" produced by Blur

Personnel

• Damon Albarn — lead vocals, synthesizers
• Graham Coxon — guitar, backing vocals
• Alex James — bass guitar, backing vocals
• Dave Rowntree — drums, backing vocals

Charts

Charts (1991)	Peak position
UK Singles Chart	48

External links

• Lyrics of this song at MetroLyrics